Improvement in haemss for beeaking hoeses



uitrit tetes. @anni Leners Para No. 76,626, ma April 14, 186s.

' IMPROVEMENT IN HARNRss r'oRv BREAKING HORSES.

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Be it known that I, THEOPHILUS HAMMOND, of Petersburg, in' the county of Pike, and in the StnteofvIndian'a, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VHarness for B reakngVicious Horses; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthercof, reference being had to the accompanying` drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings, making a part of' this specification, a represents a surcingle, which is-made f suitable size and strength, or the saddle of a harness, as the case may be, andl B represents a. peck-strap, or the collar of the harness. The surcingle A and neck-strap B are connected together by suitable straps, j and h, at the top and bottom, as is fully shown in the drawings.

C represents a metallic forked or double plate, in which is adjusted the pulleyl). The double plate Cis provided with a suitable loop or hole, through which the connecting-strap or martingalc la may pass, and with a. loop,r,l on its upper side, for the surcingle A to work in, and has a post, shoulder, or' projection, g, secured l on its underside., The pulley D is provided with a projecting flange, or is secured to the side of a wheel somewhat larger than it in diameter, said wheel being provided with a number of-holes, x, through it, as shown in the drawings. v i i Around, and'workingon the pulley D, is a round cord or strap, E, so as to work freely'thereen, which has aring secured in or to eachl end thereof, In the rings at the ends of the strap E are buckled double straps,

BKR, onein each a little longer than the other. i. These straps R R aredesigned to b e adjusted around the hind legs of a young or vicious animal, oneabove andthe otherl below the heck of each hind leg. By regulating' the -length of the `strap E, or the straps R R, to 4suit the size of the-animal, by means of buckles ori otherwise, itwll be s een that said animal may walk or step forward or back, onel foot at a time, vwith-out `constraint, but that h is e'ectually prevented or held from kicking or throwing back both hind feet-at the same time. y

`:Pivcted'in the projection g is a crooked lever, F, made substantially in the form shown in the drawings, and which has a pin, embraced by spiral spring Z, pivotecl to one end thereof, and projecting upward into the lower side of the plate C. y The movable piu at the end of the lever F is designed to catch in one of the holes z, and thereby stop the I rotary motion of the pulley D, whenever desired. Said pin isioperatcd by means of a cord or strap, P, which is secured to the lever F, and then passes between the fore legsx of the animal, and through n ring on the collar. or neck-strap B, and thence to the rider or driver, ns the ease maybe. When the strap P is loosened', theI pin is'fo'rced out of the flange of the pulley by means of the spiral spring Z, or steel spring K, or both, las may be required. l i l Having thus fully described my invntion,what I claim as nen ','a,nd desire to secure by Letters, Patent, is-

The arrangement o'f the forked'bar C, with itsperfornted disk, and pulley 1D, lever F, and spring, inl combination with the straps E und R R and harness, as herein described, all constructed and operating substant'ially as set forth. i o

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handtl1is 80th day of January, 186,8.

THEOPHILUS HAMMOND.-

Witnesses:

HENRY M. Scorr, S. T. Psnm. 

